UPDATE 1-Boeing's 787 Dreamliner to undergo wide review -US agency

January 11, 2013|Reuters

NEW YORK, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Boeing Co's sophisticatednew aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, will undergo a comprehensivereview of its critical systems by regulators, the U.S. Department of Transportation said on Friday after a series ofproblems in recent weeks.

The review of the jet will include design, manufacture andassembly, including a battery that caught fire on an empty 787parked in Boston on Monday.

Adding to the tally of incidents that have tested confidencein the Dreamliner, on Friday the passenger jet suffered acracked cockpit window and an oil leak on separate flights inJapan.

The U.S. Department of Transportation said it plans toannounce more details of the review at a press conference Fridayat 9:30 am ET (1430 GMT).

In Japan, All Nippon Airways Co said a domesticflight from Tokyo landed safely at Matsuyama airport in westernJapan after a crack developed on the cockpit windscreen, and theplane's return to Tokyo was canceled.

The same airline later said oil was found leaking from anengine of a 787 Dreamliner after the plane landed at Miyazakiairport in southern Japan. An airline spokeswoman said it laterreturned to Tokyo after some delay. No one was injured in eitherincident.